I was horrifed and I said don't call anyone fat but then I thought about it and wondered what I should do. Has anyone had any experience with this?

Mon. Dec 2, 12:19pm

I feel for you. I have an elementary school aged daughter, and I am not sure how I would go about this.

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Hopefully someone has first hand experience on this topic and they can shed some light, offer suggestions. What worked for them, and what didn't.

Thanks for posting this question. I'm curious how others have dealt with this.

How old is she? Age would make a big difference for me in how I handled it.

Monday, December 02, 2013, 6:40 PM

That's a great link. thank you. She's 6 years old. she's not mean. she just watches me try to get thin and i think she's conscious of it.

Tuesday, December 03, 2013, 11:08 AM

So, how did you handle it? More than anything I would just be hyper aware of what vibe you put out in your efforts to lose weight - the words you use, how you describe yourself, whether or not you express displeasure with your body/weight/shape, etc.

Tuesday, December 03, 2013, 1:50 PM

oops - sorry - just reread your first post - you said you told her not to do that. At her age, as far as what I'd say to her, I'd probably leave it at that.

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